The first commercial launch of a heavy launch vehicle “Angara-A5″ with telecommunications spacecraft Angosat-1 Angola will not take place in early 2017. This was reported by TASS a source in the space industry.
«The Russian side assures the customer that the launch” Angara “will take place at the end of this year. This is unrealistic. The missile, unfortunately, will not be ready to start before the end of this year, and I doubt that it will be ready for launch early next year “, – he said
At the same time he said that. according to the spacecraft, which made the Russian RKK “Energy”, there is no problem. “All of the major issues with the launch vehicle”, – he said
The complex “Angara” on the basis of a unified series of rockets of light, medium and heavy classes will be able to display almost the entire spectrum of advanced payloads in the interests of the Defense Ministry in. all of the required range of heights and inclinations of the orbits. Family “Angara” includes vehicles of different classes -. Mild to severe capacity from 1.5 to 35 tonnes
The project started in 2012. It envisages the creation of a satellite communication repeater, start it on the geostationary orbit and the establishment of ground infrastructure of communication and broadcasting. On the Russian side the main executor of works is Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia».
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